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McCarthyism
noun[ U ]
politicsuk /məˈkɑː.θi.ɪ.zəm/ us /məˈkɑːr.θi.ɪ.zəm/
the practice of accusing someone of being a Communist and therefore avoiding or not trusting them: 麦卡锡主义（以莫虚有的罪名指控某人某事的法西斯行径）
McCarthyism is named after the American politician Joseph McCarthy, who in the 1950s accused many Americans of being Communists.麦卡锡主义以美国政客约瑟夫‧麦卡锡的名字命名，1950年，他指控众多美国公民为共产党人。
She was a victim of McCarthyism.她是麦卡锡主义的受害者。
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